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OCAD University

Toronto, Ontario

Welcome to the OCAD University Artist Showcase, where you can discover works available for rent or sale by current OCAD U students and recent graduates.

OCAD University is the largest and most comprehensive art, design and media university in Canada. The OCAD U Artist Showcase on Partial makes it simple to support the creative practices and careers of our artists and designers. Get a head start on viewing and collecting the incredible work produced by our top creative talent.

The emerging artists and designers featured on the OCAD U Artist Showcase have undergone a juried selection process. Noted for their standout skills and dedication, their work has been specifically chosen for this showcase.

Meet Our Artists

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Alexandra Sevazlian
OCAD U Feature Artist
Alexandra Sevazlian is an emerging fine artist and illustrator, born in Burlington and currently based in Toro...
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Sophia Kim
OCAD U Feature Artist
Sophia Kim is a Toronto-based artist working in painting and mixed media. She recently graduated from OCAD Un...
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Jasmin Bennett
OCAD U Feature Artist
Jasmin Bennett is an Abstract Oil Painter born and raised in Toronto. She recently finished her BFA in Drawing...
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Mads Whelan
OCAD U Feature Artist
Mads Whelan is an illustrator and printmaker based in Toronto, Ontario. Their practice explores physical trans...
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Juliana Gagne
OCAD U Feature Artist
Juliana Gagné is an interdisciplinary artist and writer with an MFA from OCADU (2026 Interdisciplinary Art, M...
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Alicia Tian
OCAD U Feature Artist
Alicia Tian is a Toronto-based painter and illustrator whose work explores ecological understanding through re...
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Featured Works

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Knot
  • Amada Estabillo
  • 24" x 48"
  • Sold
#acrylic #knot #figurative #abstract #colour
Light Bus
  • Dre Nnamdi Anozie
  • 36" x 24"
  • $450 buy
#long exposure #night photography #abstract
Family Roots (2024)
  • Hala Alsalman
  • 18" x 52"
  • $2800 buy
#sculpture #clap #mesopotamia #hand #copper
The Hills of Landmannalaugar
  • Lori Ryerson
  • 40" x 30" x 2"
  • $1500 buy — $75 try
#landscape #iceland
2-506
  • Kaitlyn Roberts
  • 36" x 36" x 2"
  • Sold
#emotion #painting #minimalist
Sacred Shuffle
  • Daniel Maluka
  • 18" x 12" x 3"
  • $810 buy
#dance #religious #black art #blue #dancer
Longing
  • Dilshad Kanji
  • 20" x 28"
  • $285 buy
#geometric #spiritual art #surreal #science and spirituality #cosmic
Tiptoes in the snow
  • Daniel St-Amant
  • 48" x 56" x 2"
  • Unavailable
Brain Fog
  • Corina Hanson
  • 20" x 20" x 1.5"
  • $600 buy
#colourful abstract
Vancouver Central I
  • Ayan Melikli
  • 9" x 12" x 0.8"
  • $250 buy — $25 try
#urban #minimal #exposed wood #cityscape #delicate
Spring I
  • Clare McIntyre
  • 12" x 24"
  • $475 buy
#nude #renaissance #classical #venus #figurative
Fishing
  • Diana Rosa
  • 46" x 31" x 1"
  • Sold
#turquoise #blue #seascape #boats #abstract
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  • Jose F Jimenez
  • 8.5" x 11"
  • Sold
#palm tree #light #marker #mountain #landscape
Sky Carousel
  • Melissa Patel
  • 38" x 38"
  • $950 buy — $48 try
#dreamlike #oilpainting #memory #childish #collage
Ohr
  • Morgan Abenhaim
  • 18" x 21"
  • Unavailable
#fine art #portraiture #interdisciplinary #mixed media
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Bear on a Treestump
Linda DeLuca
Latest News
September 2022

Career Launcher Recipient Kasra Goodarznezhad Wins EQ Bank's Emerging Digital Artist Award

The Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) is Canada’s award for critical experimentation in digital media, proudly presented by EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video. Launched in 2015, the award celebrates the contributions of artists working exclusively in virtual space. Kasra Goodarznezhad was selected for his work Evolving Maps: A Collective Memory, 2022.

August 2022

Announcing the latest recipients of the Partial Artist Showcase.

Vridhhi Chaudhry, Sara Shoghi, Helio Eudoro, Kaspian Kondrat, Helen Tran, Grace Hotchkiss, Alessandra Singh, Anam Feerasta.

Announcing  Clara Kim as a recipient of the Slate Asset Management 2022 Career Launcher public art exhibit in the lobby of 2 St. Clair West.

We're excited to announce Irene Lee as the recipient of the Programs, Publications and Shop Assistant Career Launcher at Art Metropole ; a non-profit visual arts centre with a focus on contemporary art in formats predisposed to circulation and dissemination.

We're thrilled to announce the five new artists who will be working closely with NEO Exchange over the next year to create commissioned works of art to commemorate a new listing or a new fund on the NEO stock exchange.

Kristen Qing, Brian Jiang, Olivia Aguiar, Sara Shoghi, Trinity Leon

Congratulations to Tizzi Tan, Mina Nowzari and Briar Tawse-Smith on being the recipients of the Membership Career Launcher at Gallery 44 which is committed to programs that reflect the continuously changing definition of photography.

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